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Healthcare reaches remote communities under new national health policy

University dorms used as quarantine facilities in HCM City

Seven universities and colleges in HCM City have set up dormitories as concentrated quarantine facilities to house people who have had close contact with COVID-19 patients.

Country’s largest coconut growing province manages to control imported pest

The Cửu Long (Mekong) Delta province of Bến Tre has basically controlled the spread of the coconut black – headed caterpillar after local authorities and farmers took intensive measures to destroy it.

Việt Nam reports 57 new cases on Thursday morning

241 new cases of COVID-19 confirmed on Wednesday

A further 241 new cases of COVID-19 were reported in Việt Nam on Wednesday raising the total number of patients to 7,813, said the Ministry of Health.

Việt Nam wants to participate in Sputnik V vaccine manufacturing process starting July

Health minister Nguyễn Thanh Long on Wednesday led talks with the Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF) about the deal on supplies of COVID-19 vaccine Sputnik V and technology transfer.

Việt Nam reports 138 new cases of COVID-19 on Wednesday evening

First COVID-19 death in HCM City

The 37-year-old woman passed away on Wednesday, making her the 49th death in Việt Nam due to the pandemic, announced the Ministry of Health.

50 new cases of COVID-19 on Wednesday noon

Việt Nam resumes incoming international flights to Hà Nội and HCM City

The Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam (CAAV) has made an urgent announcement to airlines and international airports Nội Bài and Tân Sơn Sơn about resuming international flights to Hà Nội and HCM City immediately.

Child protection on internet must be given in every minute, every hour: MOLISA

Nguyễn Thị Nga, deputy head of the Department of Child Affairs under the Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs, talks to Dân Trí (Intellectual) newspaper about online child protection.

The unsung heroes on the frontline

Amid the latest outbreak of coronavirus infections in the country, northern Bắc Giang has become the most hardly-hit hotspot. Besides professional medical workers, hundreds of volunteers are putting their lives on the line to join in the fight against the deadly virus.

More help heading to COVID-19 hotspots

As many as 100 medical workers, lecturers and students from the two northern provinces of Tuyên Quang and Hải Dương on Tuesday headed to the COVID-19 hotspot Bắc Giang Province to help fight the pandemic.

Protecting privacy and health of participants in vaccine trial a top priority: official

The third and final phase of human trials of Việt Nam’s domestically developed COVID-19 vaccine Nano Covax, developed by HCM City-based biopharmaceutical company Nanogen, is scheduled to begin this month.

Localities prepare for exams amid COVID-19 pandemic

Localities have prepared various scenarios to hold 10th-grade entrance exams for students amid the COVID-19 outbreak, with some planning to hold the exams on schedule and others set to postpone them.

53 new local cases on Wednesday morning

Elderly man dies of COVID-19 complications

A 76-year-old man has died of COVID-19-related complications, the 48th death recorded in Việt Nam.

KKR invests in EQuest Education

US global investment firm KKR invested in Vietnamese educational services provider EQuest Education Group, announced EQuest on June 1.

Deputy PM urges HCM City to tighten COVID-19 prevention measures at religious establishments

Deputy Prime Minister Trương Hòa Bình has ordered HCM City authorities to tighten COVID-19 prevention measures at religious establishments, calling on religious followers to strictly comply with pandemic prevention regulations, following the largest cluster ever involving a religious mission in Gò Vấp District.